Acrylic acid

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 'Acrylic acid ' or  '2-propenoic acid ' is a chemical compound (chemical formula Carbon₃Hydrogen₄Oxygen₂) and it is the simplest unsaturated carboxylic acid with both a double bond and a carboxyl group linked to its C3. In its pure form, acrylic acid is a clear, colorless liquid with a characteristic acrid odor. It is miscible with water (molecule), alcohols, ethers and chloroform. Acrylic acid is produced from propylene, a gaseous byproduct of oil refineries. Acrylic acid undergoes the typical Carboxylic acid#Reactions and, when reacted with an alcohol, it will form the corresponding ester. The esters and salts of acrylic acid are collectively known as acrylates (or propenoates). The most common alkyl esters of acrylic acid are methyl-, butyl-, ethyl- and 2-ethylhexyl-acrylate. Acrylic acid and its esters readily combine with themselves or other monomers (e.g amides, acrylonitrile, vinyl, styrene and butadiene) by reacting at their double bond, forming homopolymers or copolymers which are used in the manufacture of various plastics, coatings, adhesives, elastomers as well as floor polishes and paints.

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• National Pollutant Inventory - Acrylic acid
  
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